Figurative Paintings
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
A stylized man and woman meet in a surreal, exotic environment with towering cacti. Bold colors, botanical elements, and intricate patterns define their featu...
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Mixed Media
1960s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Cardboard
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
Artist Libby Ramage presents a surrealist representation of the changing seasons. "The leaves are like flames, and the boy and man are hesitant to venture fur...
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Artist Comments
A young man pushes a traffic light across a grassy field. Dressed casually in a blue jacket over a white shirt and shorts, he moves through the landscape unde...
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
1970s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Figurative Paintings for Sale
Figurative art, as opposed to abstract art, retains features from the observable world in its representational depictions of subject matter. Most commonly, figurative paintings reference and explore the human body, but they can also include landscapes, architecture, plants and animals — all portrayed with realism.
While the oldest figurative art dates back tens of thousands of years to cave wall paintings, figurative works made from observation became especially prominent in the early Renaissance. Artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and other Renaissance masters created naturalistic representations of their subjects.
Pablo Picasso is lauded for laying the foundation for modern figurative art in the 1920s. Although abstracted, this work held a strong connection to representing people and other subjects. Other famous figurative artists include Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Figurative art in the 20th century would span such diverse genres as Expressionism, Pop art and Surrealism.
Today, a number of figural artists — such as Sedrick Huckaby, Daisy Patton and Eileen Cooper — are making art that uses the human body as its subject.
Because figurative art represents subjects from the real world, natural colors are common in these paintings. A piece of figurative art can be an exciting starting point for setting a tone and creating a color palette in a room.
Browse an extensive collection of figurative paintings on 1stDibs.